- One of the few good things about election season: SNL's "Weekend Update Thursday," which included this list of "fact check corrections," such as "Stalactites is not a childhood disease," "The Atlanta Hawks are a team, not an infestation," and "Al Jazeera is not the co-host of 'Tool Time.'"

- Somehow I missed voting on "Best Word Ever." I am displeased with the results.

Kate is the author of After the Fall, coming January 24, 2017 from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. A former teacher and grant writer, she now owns a treehouse-building business in the Ozarks and hosts the Badass Ladies You Should Know interview series.